Listing Spurs forward Tim Duncan at No. 19 prompted commentary from one reporter as the most overrated player on the list. Duncan was also listed two other bloggers as the player who will fall the fastest on next year’s rankings.

Chris Palmer of ESPN the Magazine listed Duncan as his most overrated player among the list of the top 50 players.

“With all due respect, it’s Tim Duncan at No. 19,” Palmer wrote. “He’s arguably the greatest power forward ever, but right now he’s looking up to LaMarcus Aldridge, who is ranked four slots behind him. Duncan can no longer be relied upon to lead the Spurs with his post game or cover as much ground as he used to on defense. His ranking was a gift from kind voters delivered out of sheer respect for his uncommon greatness.

Blogger Devin Kharpertian of the New Jersey-based Nets Are Scorching has Duncan as his player who will fall the most in the rankings next season.

“Tim Duncan’s arguably the greatest power forward of all time, the best player of this past decade, and the least volatile franchise player in NBA history,” Kharpertian wrote. “But his production dropped like a stone this past season, and at 35 years old, he’s not learning any new tricks. With 1,053 regular-season games and 176 playoff games on his legs, the Big Fundamental may be reaching the end of the line.”

A fall from Duncan in next year’s rankings was also predicted by Jared Wade of the Indiana Pacers’ related blog 8 Points, 9 Seconds.

“He might still deserve a top-20 spot but he will not ease down this list gracefully,” Wade wrote. “The wheels will fall off. And there he will be, sitting on cement blocks wondering how the best basketball player alive became an immobile, old man with a gray goatee and a wizard tattoo. Let’s just hope there is no Hakeem-playing-in-a-dinosaur-jersey moment.”

Those harsh comments speak to the perception of a drop in Duncan’s prdocutivity.

I don’t think it’s quite to that level yet.

But what about it Spurs Nation? Have these pundits undervalued what Duncan can still provide for the team, once the lockout ends?